The Idolmaker Page #7

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You got it.

I know it, I see it, I feel it.

It's right here.

All we gotta do is loosen it up,...

...and bring the talent

up to match your face.

Voila.

Vinnie, please, huh?

I write the music, you're

supposed to manage the kid.

-Hey, come on. Don't take it easy.

-Vinnie talk to him, I can't handle.

The kid's standing right there.

Listen, I want you to change...

...the encores

in every other scene.

Will you take it easy, please?

Just take care of the kid for me.

All right, huh? Huh?

You got the maps?

You got the double set of keys?

-Yeah.

-I don't want you to lose anything.

Please, God. Thanks.

Okay, Tommy, this is...

...what's gonna happen now.

Gino's gonna take you around,...

...you'll do the shows,

he'll introduce you to the D.J.'s.

You know the routine. Same stuff.

-Vinnie.

Gino doesn't know

what he's doing.

He doesn't know what he's doing!

-Will you please take it easy?

Shut up. He's standing right there.

I took care of everything myself.

Tommy, what is the big deal?

We got seven days left on this tour.

Yeah, seven days, Vinnie.

Seven days for that busboy kid, too.

Right?

You got a short memory Cousin.

You know?

Huh? I'm only doing for Chez

what I did for you, remember?

Vinnie?

Vinnie, there's a

telephone call for you.

Come here for a second,

will you, kid?

Will you stop this, please?

I'm not forgetting about you, huh?

You're in this... I mean, I'm...

I can't believe you.

Caesare, I want to introduce

you to Tommy Dee.

Tommy Dee, this is Caesare.

It's a real pleasure

to meet you, Tommy.

Yeah, l likewise.

Yeah, I want you guys

to be friends, huh?

I wanna be like one,

big, happy family.

My kids, my guys.

Take a message from

whoever's on the phone.

Tell 'em I'll call 'em right back.

-Sure, Vinnie.

-All right?

-It was nice to meet you, Tommy.

-Hey, you look great kid.

-Hey, thanks.

Yeah. Keep practicing those splits.

You gotta be kidding.

So that's the kid. That skank?

Now I see why you spend

most of your time with him.

You're unbelievable.

-Oh, look at you.

The Pistolero's jealous.

-l ain't jealous, Vinnie.

Don't give me that s..t.

-Okay, okay.

Let's just go up there and

knock 'em dead, okay? Please?

All right? Let's not l don't want...

-I don't know.

Hey, I don't wanna have to...

Why don't you guys just kiss

and make up so I don't go crazy.

Please? You're driving me to drink.

I'm gonna be an alcoholic...

...by the time I'm thirty. You need

me, kid, I'll be on a plane.

I'll be there!

Vinnie.

Vinnie, he called all the way

from Chicago.

Tommy really looks like a star.

The easiest part, kid.

When I get through with you,

you're gonna stop traffic.

Just stand here a minute.

You're somebody special.

Somebody people are gonna

want to look at.

And what if they recognize

me as the busboy?

Not a chance.

Best table in the house, please.

-I don't believe it.

-Yeah.

This can't be the same Guido.

The name is Caesare.

It's incredible.

Carlo!

-Si, signor.

See to the other gentlemen,

please.

Carlo, I'll have a, vodka martini

straight up with a twist, and...

...a ginger ale for the kid.

-Si, signor.

Guido!

It's just the beginning, kid.

Wow. Was this your band?

Yeah. They're the King Bees.

Tommy. Great to have you back.

How's everything?

Ma'am, how are ya?

-Good evening.

-Hey, picture on the wall now.

-All right.

And a table reserved for you.

-Great, man.

-Sit down, enjoy yourself.

Tommy, I can't believe it.

This is where you started!

Yeah, this and a hundred dives

just like it. Depressing, isn't it?

-No, it was a beginning.

-Drinks are on me.

Listen, don't worry about tonight.

-We sitting here?

It's a dry run- through.

Just take care of everything

the way we practiced, huh? Nice.

Hey, Tommy.

How you doin'?

-Hey, Phil, how ya doin'?

-All right.

Vinnie, how ya doin'?

What the hell you doin' here,

Phil?

I wouldn't miss the debut

of your new boy.

Hi, I'm Phil Delano with IAA.

Listen, why don't you guys go up

to the dressing room?

I'll be there

in a couple of minutes?

-Good luck, Caesare.

-Thanks, Ma'am.

Listen, Phil, this ain't no debut.

This...

How'd you find out about this?

Word gets around, Vin.

Look, you got a minute?

I gotta talk to you.

l see ya at the bar.

Wait for me.

Vinnie lets you smoke

in public, huh?

He always...

-I know, I know, Chez.

He says the same s..t to me.

It's bad for the image.

Hey, with him standing guard...

...over me all the time, I'm lucky

if I can jack off once in a while.

Hey, you know who's at that

table tonight, don't ya?

That's Phil Delano from IAA.

Big agency, Chez.

There's a lot riding on you tonight.

Pull it off, and you're gonna

have movies, television, records...

...and the whole nine yards.

But Vinnie said this was

just a try-out tonight. He said...

...this wasn't important at all.

-I know, Chez.

He didn't want to get you

nervous. Don't worry about it.

He does it to me all the time, too.

-Great.

Hey, Chez, you look terrible!

Relax!

I know, it's the jitters.

I get 'em before a show, too.

Hey, you know what to do?

The best thing.

Smoke one of these.

I do 'em all the time before a show.

Relaxes me totally.

I don't know.

I don't, I don't smoke much.

Well, suit yourself, buddy.

Does wonders for me.

Not like that Chez. Not like that.

Hey, watch me. Watch me.

Let it go in your lungs.

Relaxes the body.

You gotta let it go in.

Inhale it.

Relax. Take it easy.

Hey, relax, relax.

Relax! Come here, come here,

come here. You're all right.

-Beam on the rocks.

-What's up, Phil?

-Vin, have a drink.

-No, I don't have time. Thanks.

It's Hollywood, Vin.

I did it.

I got Tommy a TV series.

He'll be a regular.

Great exposure.

-What's the series about?

-What's it about?

What's the difference?

It's a Western.

Cavalry against the Indians.

Great stuff.

It's no good, Phil.

Tommy in a cavalry uniform

just would be wrong, you know?

Well, why don't we ask Tommy

what he thinks?

I make the business decisions, okay?

It seems to me you're spending

too much time on this new kid.

Letting Tommy career go down.

It's a big break

you're turning away.

Look, Cuz, I don't need anybody

to help me make decisions, okay?

I told you I wanted movies

for Tommy, not television.

You got that?

You do that for me,

and we got a deal. Maybe.

Shelley, baby Shelley

Let's go, Pistolero, you're on!

Come on, let's go!

-All the way, baby, all the way.

-Come on!

Hey, what's the matter with Chez?

What's going on?

He's all right.

Bad case of the jitters, that's all.

You all right? Hey, come on!

Get out of here, will ya?

Get out of here!

-Yeah, I this one.

Come on! Come here.

Look at me. Take a deep breath.

Oh, God!

S..t! Come on!

Take a deep breath.

-Thank you, thank you.

-That's it.

Come on. They love you.

They're gonna love you.

Just remember that.

You all right?

They're gonna love you.

They're out there!

We have a singer with us tonight

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